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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy is a big sales hit despite being a mess at launch
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/grand-theft-auto-the-trilogy-is-a-big-sales-hit-despite-being-a-mess-at-launch/
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition, a remastering of GTA3, Vice City, and San Andreas, was a mess at launch: "Rife with enough bugs and glitches to make Cyberpunk 2077 flinch," we said shortly after it arrived in November 2021. But, also like Cyberpunk 2077, which was a massive success despite being in a sorry state at launch, the dire condition of the GTA Trilogy didn't seem to hurt sales very much: In its most recent quarterly financial report, Take-Two cited it as one of the major contributors to revenues that exceeded the company's expectations.
>> jason1637 has made a thread about this undeserved success.

Steam has a new daily deal, four Midweek Madness deals and a bunch of Weeklong Deals:

• The daily deal is Siege Survival: Gloria Victis, that has a demo, 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1167140/Siege_Survival_Gloria_Victis/
• The first Midweek Madness deal is Exo One, 25% off until February 10: https://store.steampowered.com/app/773370/Exo_One/
• Crusader Kings III is going to be 33% off until the same February 10: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158310/Crusader_Kings_III/
• Ranch Simulator, still in Early Access, will be 20% off until Friday the 11th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1119730/Ranch_Simulator/
• Neon Abyss gets a 50% discount until February 14: https://store.steampowered.com/app/788100/Neon_Abyss/
• And here are some of the weeklong deals:
  • Storm Chasers, still in Early Access, gets a 20% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/862800/Storm_Chasers/
  • Planetbase will be 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/403190/Planetbase/
  • Sizeable, that has a demo, is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1333910/Sizeable/
  • The Painscreek Killings gets a 60% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/624270/The_Painscreek_Killings/
  • Amnesia: The Dark Descent is 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/Amnesia_The_Dark_Descent/
  • And the last one of this sampling is Ultimate Racing 2D, with a massive 90% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/808080/Ultimate_Racing_2D/

The Humble Store has two new sales:

• Publisher Merge Games brings up to 80% discounts during the next 6 days. There are keys for Steam and GOG (2): https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/merge-games-publisher-sale/
• Publisher Herocraft also puts its games on sale, with up to 90% discounts during the next 6 days. There are keys for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/herocraft-publisher-sale/

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Tokyo Xanadu eX+, 92% off during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/tokyo-xanadu-e-x
• And the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Complete Bundle, featuring the three games, gets a 77% discount during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/stalker-complete-bundle

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Multiplayer V0.8.0 is available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-elder-scrolls-iii-morrowind-multiplayer-v0-8-0-is-available-for-download/
David C. has released a brand new version of the unofficial Multiplayer project for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. TES3MP is based on OpenMW and, as its name implies, allows you to play this old Elder Scrolls game in multiplayer.
As said, TES3MP is the multiplayer branch of OpenMW, and not a mod. This basically means that TES3MP (as well as OpenMW) is made from the ground up, and uses none of Morrowind’s original engine code. As a result, its team can add any features it wants to it. Moreover, it can add features that would never be possible or even imaginable in a multiplayer mod.
According to its creator, Version 0.8.0 fixes a large part of the remaining gameplay problems. Additionally, it adds some major features.
Going into more details, Version 0.8.0 reworks attack , spellcasting and equipment synchronization. It also fixes freezes related to having too many players in a single interior cell. Furthermore, it packs a number of synchronization tweaks and enhancements.

This Fallout 4 Mod aims to overhaul the AI of the NPCs
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-fallout-4-mod-aims-to-overhaul-the-ai-of-the-npcs/
Modder ‘SpiderAkiraC’ has released an interesting new mod for Fallout 4. According to the modder, F4AIO is a quest system that incorporates AI adjustments to the generic NPCs populating Diamond City and Goodneighbor.
Thanks to this mod, NPCs will now react to harsh weather, become a bit livelier and more unpredictable in their environments. Additionally, they will react accordingly to danger.

Here is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion in 8K with 200+ mods and Reshade Ray Tracing
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-in-8k-with-200-mods-and-reshade-ray-tracing/
Digital Dreams has shared a video, showcasing The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion in 8K with over 200 mods and Reshade Ray Tracing. In order to capture this gameplay footage, Digital Dreams used an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090.
Now the good news here is that the YouTuber has shared the list of mods that they have been using. So, if you want to make the game look similar to the video, you can download the Heartland Modlist from here. Naturally, Digital Dreams also used Marty McFly’s Reshade Ray Tracing. By using it, you can enhance the game’s Global Illumination and Ambient Occlusion. Thankfully, Oblivion is also compatible with the NVIDIA Freestyle, meaning that you can use NVIDIA’s Reshade-like Ray Tracing effects.

GAMING NEWS

Dying Light 2 has been downgraded, E3 2018/2019 vs PC RTX
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/dying-light-2-has-been-downgraded-e3-2018-2019-vs-pc-rtx/
Techland has just released Dying Light 2 on PC and even though the game looks great with Ray Tracing, it became obvious that it has been downgraded from its original vision.
YouTube’s Nick930 has shared a video in which he compares the E3 2018 and 2019 versions of the game with its retail PC version. For this video, Nick930 used all the Ray Tracing effects that are present on PC.

Dying Light 2 Patch 1.04 reduces DLSS ghosting & fixes mouse key binding options
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/dying-light-2-patch-1-04-reduces-dlss-ghosting-fixes-mouse-key-binding-options/
Techland has just released a new patch for the PC version of Dying Light 2. According to the release notes, Patch 1.04 packs some DLSS improvements. Unfortunately, though, it does not fully fix the ghosting/smearing issues we’ve reported.

Crysis Remastered PC Patch 3 released, bringing significant GPU & CPU performance improvements
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/crysis-remastered-pc-patch-3-released-bringing-significant-gpu-cpu-performance-improvements/
Crytek has released the third patch for the PC version of Crysis Remastered. According to the team, this update brings significant GPU & CPU performance improvements, as well as some DLSS fixes.